Matthew R Balme

Biographic Data

ID8536337
NAMEMatthew R Balme
GIVEN NAMESMatthew R
FAMILY NAMEBalme
SIGNATUREBALME M R
AFFILIATIONSThe Open University
ORCID0000-0001-5871-7475
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Journal of maps

    Open AccessAlistair Blance, David A Rothery et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2026

    Mercury’s Discovery quadrangle (H11) is in the planet’s southern hemisphere (0–90°W, 22.5– 65°S), one of fifteen mapping quadrangles covering Mercury. Here we present a 1:3,000,000 (1:3M) scale geological map of H11, constructed using data collected by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft mission. On top of a ∼166 m/pixel monochrome basemap, we digitized geological units and their contacts, and additional linear and surface features. We produced two versi…

  • Geology of the Bach quadrangle (H15), Mercury

    Open AccessAnnie R Lennox, David A Rothery et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2025

    Mercury’s Bach quadrangle (H15) is the areapoleward of 65 °S. We mapped this geologically using remote sensing-basedobservations of surface morphology revealed on MESSENGER data products. Thismap contributes to a series of quadrangle maps providing geological context forthe ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury. We performed digitisation at ∼1:400,000scale and final publication scale is 1:3,000,000. There are four morphologicallydistinct plains…

  • The high-resolution map of Oxia Planum, Mars; the landing site of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission

    Open AccessPeter Fawdon, Csilla Orgel et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2024

    This 1:30,000 scale geological map describes Oxia Planum, Mars, the landing site for the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission. The map represents our current understanding of bedrock units and their relationships prior to Rosalind Franklin’s exploration of this location. The map details 15 bedrock units organised into 6 groups and 7 textural and surficial units. The bedrock units were identified using visible and near-infrared remote sensing d…

  • Oxia Planum, Mars, classified using the Noah-H deep-learning terrain classification system

    Open AccessAlexander M Barrett, Jack Wright et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2023

    We present a map of Oxia Planum, Mars, the landing site for the ExoMars Rover. This shows surface texture and aeolian bedform distribution, classified using a deep learning (DL) system. A hierarchical classification scheme was developed, categorising the surface textures observed at the site. This was then used to train a DL network, the ‘Novelty or Anomaly Hunter – HiRISE’ (NOAH-H). The DL applied the classification scheme across a wider area th…

  • Geology of the Neruda quadrangle (H13), Mercury

    Open AccessBenjamin Man, David A Rothery et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2023

    We present the first geological map of the Neruda Quadrangle (H13), Mercury. H13 is in Mercury’s southern hemisphere between latitudes 22.5°S–65°S, and longitudes 90°E–180° covering a total area of just under 5 million km2, equivalent to 6.5% of the planet’s surface. Map digitisation was carried out at scales between 1:300,000 and 1:700,000 for final presentation at 1:3,000,0000, from end-of-mission data products from NASA’s MESSENGER mission. We…

  • Map of tectonic shortening structures in Chryse Planitia and Arabia Terra, Mars

    Open AccessSavana Z Woodley, Peter Fawdon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2023

    We present a 1:4,000,000 scale map of tectonic landforms in Chryse Planitia and Arabia Terra, on either side of Mars’ dichotomy. Our study area is a ∼3 million km2 region, transitional between Mars’ highlands and lowlands including Oxia Planum, the landing site of the ExoMars rover. Using a structural mapping approach, we digitised all kilometre-scale tectonic structures at a scale of 1:50,000 using high-resolution data (∼6 m/pixel). Although thi…

  • Geology of the Derain quadrangle (H10), Mercury

    Open AccessC C Malliband, David A Rothery et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2023

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  • Mawrth Vallis, Mars, classified using the Noah-H deep-learning terrain classification system

    Open AccessAlexander M Barrett, Peter Fawdon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2023

    A deep learning (DL) terrain classification system, the Novelty and Anomaly Hunter – HiRISE (NOAH-H) was used to produce a terrain map of Mawrth Vallis, Mars. With it, we digitised the extent and distribution of transverse aeolian ridges (TARs), a common type of martian aeolian bedform. We present maps of the site, classifying terrain into descriptive classes and interpretive groups. TAR density maps are calculated, and the network output is comp…

  • Jezero crater, Mars

    Open AccessJack Wright, Alexander M Barrett et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2022

    We applied a deep learning terrain classification system, the ‘Novelty or Anomaly Hunter – HiRISE’ (NOAH-H), originally developed for the ExoMars landing sites in Oxia Planum and Mawrth Vallis, to the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing site in Jezero crater. NOAH-H successfully classified the terrain in four HiRISE images of Jezero even though the landforms in the Jezero study area were slightly different from those in the training dataset. We …

  • Geology of the Debussy quadrangle (H14), Mercury

    Open AccessDavid L Pegg, David A Rothery et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2021

    Mercury’s Debussy Quadrangle (H14) lies between 0–90° E and 22.5–65° S. Here we use MESSENGER data to produce the first geological map of this quadrangle at a scale of 1:3,000,000, based on linework completed at a scale of 1:300,000. We distinguish crater units and plains units. For compatibility with historic and recent maps of other Mercury quadrangles, and with the first global geological map (Main Map), we have made two versions of the map, w…

  • The geography of Oxia Planum

    Open AccessPeter Fawdon, Peter Grindrod et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2021

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  • Geology of the Hokusai quadrangle (H05), Mercury

    Open AccessJack Wright, David A Rothery et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2019

    The Hokusai (H05) quadrangle is in Mercury’s northern mid-latitudes (0–90°E, 22.5–65°N) and covers almost 5 million km2, or 6.5%, of the planet’s surface. We have used data from the MESSENGER spacecraft to make the first geological map of H05. Linework was digitized at 1:400,000-scale for final presentation at 1:3,000,000-scale, mainly using a ∼166 m/pixel monochrome basemap. Three major photogeologic units of regional extent were mapped: intercr…